Priest Assignment Records and Case Details Released

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Detailed information on the assignment records and claim history of these abusers, together with sources, can be accessed by reading below as well as in the pdfs lnked above.

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Father Alfred L. Jannetta – Diocese of Manchester

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
1967 Ordained
1968-1973 Blessed Sacrament, Manchester, NH
1974 St. Paul’s Church, Franklin, NH
1975 Absent on Sick Leave
1976 St. Denis Church, Hanover, NH
1977-1978 St. Patrick’s Church, Nashua, NH
1979 St. Joseph’s Church, Salem, NH
1980 Absent on Leave (not Sick Leave)
1981-1982 Our Lady of Mercy, Merrimack, NH
1983-1989 Sacred Heart Church, Wilton, NH
1990 In res., Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Manchester, NH
1991-1992 In res., Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Manchester, NH
Chaplain of Manchester Nursing Homes
1993-1994 Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Manchester, NH
Chaplain of Manchester Nursing Homes
1995 In res., St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Bedford, NH
Chaplain of Manchester Nursing Homes
1996 In res., St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Bedford, NH
1997 Unindexed
1998-2000 Absent on Sick Leave
2001-2005 Unindexed
  Died on December 22, 2005
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Summary:
  • Father Alfred L. Jannetta was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least two occasions from approximately 1973 when the boy was approximately fifteen years old until approximately 1974 when the boy was approximately sixteen years old. During the sexual abuse, Father Jannetta was assigned to St. Paul’s Church in Franklin, NH. The sexual abuse took place inside the rectory of St. Paul’s Church in Franklin, NH, and inside Father Jannetta’s car in or around Franklin, NH.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Jannetta included the following: Father Jannetta fondling the boy’s genitals; Father Jannetta forcing the boy to masturbate in front of Father Jannetta; and Father Jannetta forcing the boy to masturbate Father Jannetta’s penis.
  • The claim settled in 2024 in the low six figures.

Monsignor Joseph C. Ansaldi – Archdiocese of New York

Assignment Record:

YearsAssignment
1962 Ordained in the Archdiocese of New York
1963 Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY
1964 – 1978 Cardinal Hayes High School, New York City, NY
1979 Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY
1980 – 2010 St. Joseph by the Sea High School, Staten Island, NY
1991 – 2011 Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Destitute Children, Staten Island, NY
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

(The years listed above are the publication years of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Directory, the assignments provided for a given year are effective as of January 1 of that year. This means that a priest listed in the Directory for a given year at a parish or school was likely at the same assignment for at least part of the previous year as well.)

Summary:
  • Monsignor Ansaldi is not indexed after the 2011 Official Catholic Directory.
  • Monsignor Ansaldi died in 2015.
  • Monsignor Joseph Ansaldi was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on approximately twenty occasions from approximately 1984 to 1985 when the male child was approximately 15 to 16 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Monsignor Ansaldi was employed as the principal of St. Joseph by the Sea High School in Staten Island, New York, and the boy was a student at the school.
  • The sexual abuse by Monsignor Ansaldi took place in Monsignor Ansaldi’s office and included the following: Monsignor Ansaldi forced the boy to bend over in front of a desk. Then Monsignor Ansaldi smacked the boy’s buttocks with a paddle. At the same time, Monsignor Ansaldi fondled the boy’s genitals over the boy’s pants.
  • The claim settled in 2020 in the mid-five figures.

Father Pasquale J. Barletta – Archdiocese of Boston

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
 1962  Ordained
 1962-1968  St. Patrick’s Church, Watertown, MA
 1969-1970  “Absent on Leave”
 1971+  Unlisted
Source:
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons
Summary:
  • Father Pasquale J. Barletta was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least four occasions from approximately 1963 when the male child was approximately fourteen years old until approximately 1965 when the male child was approximately sixteen years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Barletta was assigned to St. Patrick’s Church in Watertown, MA, and the male child belonged to the parish. The sexual abuse took place inside Father Barletta’s car.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Barletta included the following: Father Barletta gave the boy alcohol to drink and Father Barletta fondled the boy’s penis and testicles over his clothes.
  • The claim settled in June 2023 in the mid-to-high five figures.

Father Michael Amy -- Diocese of Erie

Assignment Record:

DatesAssignment
Approx. 1978: Ordained in the Diocese of Erie
1978 -- 1979: Our Lady of Peace Church, Erie, PA
1979 – 1985: Cathedral Preparatory School, Erie, PA
1983: Catholic Scouting Committee (chaplain)
1985 – 1988: Elk County Catholic High School, St. Mary’s, PA
1986: Holy Rosary Church, St. Mary’s, PA
1988 – 1990: Bradford Central Christian High School, Bradford, PA
1989 – 1991: St. Callistus Church, Kane, PA
1991 – 1994: “Sick leave;” according to the Official Catholic Directory, “Leave of
Absence”
Sources:
  • Report I of the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, released by the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, dated July 27, 2018; and
  • The Official Catholic Directory, Kenedy & Sons

Father Amy is not indexed after the 1994 edition of the Official Catholic Directory. According to the Grand Jury report, the Diocese of Erie laicized Father Amy in 1993.

Summary:
  • Father Michael Amy was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least three occasions in approximately 1980 when the male child was approximately fifteen years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Father Amy was assigned to Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie, Pennsylvania, and the male child was a student at the school. The sexual abuse took place inside the school and in Father Amy’s residence near the school.
  • The sexual abuse by Father Amy included the following: Father Amy performed oral sex on the boy and forced the boy to perform oral sex on Father Amy until Father Amy ejaculated.
  • The claim settled in March 2020 in the low six figures.
  1. Father Richard Barry, O.M.I. - Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
  2. Father Thomas J. Bender -- Diocese of Allentown
  3. Monsignor Charles Beausang – Diocese of Camden
  4. Father Gerard Boisvert – Diocese of Fall River
  5. Father Kenneth Bonadies - Archdiocese of Hartford
  6. Father Douglas V. Borowski – Archdiocese of Boston
  7. Father Kevin M. Bray, O.S.B. – Archdiocese of Newark, Diocese of Paterson, Diocese of Wilmington
  8. Father James F. Buckley – Diocese of Fall River
  9. Father Leo Bujnowski – Diocese of San Angelo
  10. Father Leo Burchianti – Diocese of Pittsburgh
  11. Father Edward J. Byington – Diocese of Fall River
  12. Father Gerard Chasse – Diocese of Rockville Centre
  13. Father Anthony Cipolla – Diocese of Pittsburgh
  14. Father George H. Clements – Archdiocese of Chicago
  15. Father James H. Coffey - Archdiocese of Boston
  16. Father James Collins – Diocese of Fresno (formerly known as the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno)
  17. Father Charles G. Collins – Diocese of Rockville Centre
  18. Father Denis A. Conte -Archdiocese of Boston
  19. Brother Edward C. Courtney – C.F.C.
  20. Father John H. Curley – Archdiocese of Boston
  21. Father Thomas J. Crum – Diocese of Youngstown
  22. Father Alphonse Dallinger – Diocese of Brooklyn
  23. Father Arthur Devlin, S.M. – Marist Fathers of Boston, a/k/a Society of Mary of the U.S.A.
  24. Father Leon Dicks, O.F.M.Conv. - Diocese of Trenton - Conventual Franciscans, Province of the Immaculate Conception
  25. Father Lawrence W. Donovan – Diocese of Trenton
  26. Father Robert Dunphy – Diocese of Camden
  27. Deacon William Emerson – Archdiocese of Boston
  28. Father Robert D. Fay - Archdiocese of Boston
  29. Monsignor J. Francis Feenan – Diocese of Paterson
  30. Father Romano J. Ferraro – Diocese of Brooklyn, Diocese of Methuen
  31. Father Merle Fisher - Marist Fathers
  32. Father Joseph L. Fitzharris – Archdiocese of Chicago
  33. Father Conran Free, C.P. - Congregation of the Passion (“Passionists”) - Diocese of Scranton
  34. Father Lawrence Gadek – Archdiocese of Newark
  35. Father Richard M. Galdon – Archdiocese of Newark
  36. Father Brian Gallagher, S.S.C.
  37. Father Vincent J. Gallo – Diocese of Brooklyn
  38. Father Michael Garry – Diocese of Trenton
  39. Father James M. Gibbons - Archdiocese of Boston
  40. Father Augustine M. Giella – Diocese of Harrisburg